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toddshotrods
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JAN 19, 10:01 PM
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Thanks for the input. I think you guys are right. If all goes well I'll have the 3-seater chassis on the jig in a couple weeks, and hope to be driving it this summer. Here's to 1927  ------------------
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toddshotrods
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JAN 22, 06:28 PM
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Started working on the control layout. First step was to do some sketching. A lot of the individual parts have already been fabricated but I wanted to start thinking of how those parts come together to help form the cockpit. I say cockpit because I want it to have a definite aircraft influence.
The steering wheel was first on my agenda. The horn button was scavenged from the Camaro,before I sold it, and I had an idea how I wanted to incorporate it into this project. There is a pic of it in this tread. I have the aluminum for the hub and can't wait to start cutting it. I haven't decided whether or not the spokes will be 3D modeled and CNC cut, or clay modeled and cast; but they will be TIG welded to the hub. The rim is steel, from a 12-inch aftermarket el cheapo steering wheel. I haven't decided whether it will be painted, covered with carbon fiber, or stitched with leather.
The shifter knob and gate plate both exist, and pics of them have also been posted in this thread. The shifter is the one directly under the steering wheel rim and spokes. The other one is the emergency brake. I have already fabricated the aluminum arm and a large ball knob for it, but not the mechanism. I haven't really even given any serious thought to how I am going to make the mechanism. I just want it there. Most of the early twentieth-century vehicles had a bunch of levers and knobs coming up off the floor.
A pic of the pedal assembly was also posted here. The support arm for the steering shaft has also been roughed in already. I still have to turn the piece the sleeve passes through and have it TIG'd on the arm though. It will have an oil-impregnated bronze bushing pressed in either end. The shaft will be stainless.
My thinking for the overall look, right now, is to "float" all these fabricated aluminum parts over a sculptured carbon fiber tub that extends about halfway up to the top of the body. The top half would be painted and/or leather covered. Just thoughts right now that need to be sketched and modeled to work out.------------------
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Gokart Mozart
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FEB 03, 10:00 AM
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fierohobby
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MAR 06, 04:50 PM
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What's the latest? Any info?
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Gokart Mozart
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MAR 06, 06:53 PM
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Gokart Mozart
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MAR 06, 09:43 PM
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toddshotrods
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MAR 07, 01:14 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierohobby:
What's the latest? Any info?
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Bad news.  I had to sell all the powertrains (complete 4&6 cyl and the N* motor). I have to face the possibility that the chassis may end up being sold as well, and the opportunities for that are better if it's a conventional front-engine street rod with a more traditional body. Sorry guys, but it looks like another one bites the dust.
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Gokart Mozart
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MAR 07, 07:36 PM
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The Poopsmith
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MAR 08, 01:15 AM
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Shoot well if nothing else it was a lot of fun to dream about.
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toddshotrods
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MAR 08, 02:23 AM
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It really does suck. I have a LOT of time invested in this project, and all I can do is consider it "practice". Ideal solution would be for someone else to take the ball and run with it from here. I would be willing to set up a chassis with the narrowed Fiero front susp shown in this thread and Fiero rear susp relatively cheap if someone would keep the dream alive. The 27 deserves to live!
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